Research Scientist, Scientific Discovery at The Allen Institute for AI

Seattle, Washington, United States

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$167,030 – $260,570Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, Scientific ResearchIndustries

Requirements

  • PhD (or nearing completion) in Computer Science or related field
  • Strong research experience in AI-related areas
  • Strong publication record in AI, particularly in agentic planning, reasoning, and learning; automated and AI-assisted scientific discovery; data-driven discovery; intelligent agents; learning, representation, and reasoning; model tuning and specialization. Example venues: ACL, ICLR, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML, NAACL
  • Strong software engineering skills
  • Bonus: Contributions to research communities (e.g., workshop organization, tutorials)

Responsibilities

  • Conducting research in areas of intelligent agents and scientific discovery
  • Collaborating with world-class AI researchers and software engineers
  • Contributing to team-based, ambitious research projects
  • Pursuing breakthroughs in AI, particularly in areas of interest
  • Developing and implementing innovative AI solutions

Skills

Agentic Planning
AI Reasoning
Machine Learning
Intelligent Agents
Automated Scientific Discovery
Data-Driven Discovery
Model Tuning
Software Engineering

The Allen Institute for AI

Advances AI through research and engineering

About The Allen Institute for AI

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) focuses on advancing artificial intelligence through research and engineering. It develops technologies that improve machine reasoning, common sense for AI, and language modeling. AI2 works on various projects, such as AllenNLP for natural language processing and EarthRanger for environmental monitoring. Unlike for-profit companies, AI2 operates as a non-profit, relying on grants and donations to fund its initiatives. This allows them to provide their research and tools to the public for free, promoting collaboration in the AI field. The goal of AI2 is to tackle significant scientific and engineering challenges to benefit society.

Seattle, WashingtonHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
N/ACompany Stage
AI & Machine LearningIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Medical
401(k)
Visa Sponsorship
Time off
Catered meals & free snacks
Training & development
Tuition reimbursement
Remote & hybrid work options

Risks

Competition from OpenAI's QwQ-32B model may reduce AI2's market influence.
AI2's reliance on grants poses financial risks during economic downturns.
Open-source models may face intellectual property risks and misuse.

Differentiation

AI2 focuses on open-source models, promoting transparency and collaboration in AI development.
AI2's projects like AllenNLP and Semantic Scholar address diverse scientific and societal challenges.
AI2 operates as a non-profit, relying on grants and donations for funding.

Upsides

AI2's open-source models attract researchers, enhancing collaboration and innovation.
Tülu3 and OLMo-2 models position AI2 as leaders in open-source AI.
AI2's multimodal models meet the demand for integrated data processing in various fields.

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